Cable-clip.



T. J. BAUGH.

CABLE CLIP.

APPLICATION 'FIL ED JULY 16,190!)- Patented May 10, 1916.

WITNESSES conditions o1";

intervals thereby causing THOMAS JEFFERSON BAUGH? OF HOPKINSVILLE. KENTUCKY.

CABLE-CLIP.

llu'ldttlll. Specification of Application filed July 16.

Letters Patent Patented May it), 1910.

1909. sci-m1 No. 508.039.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. Tuouas Jul-reason ll-won, a citizen of the United States, re siding at llopkinsville, in the county otl ing is a. specification, re'lbrence being had therein "to the accoinpanving drawing.

My invention relates to supporting; means fbr elcrtrical cables. and has for its object the production of an improved clip or band for attaching a cable to a messenger wire or other support.

According to standard practice, where lead covered cables containing conductors of isnrall size are not laid in conduits (where of course they would be supported throughout their entire length), they are atta flied at short intervals to some supporting means such as a messenger wire or cable having sutl'icient tensile strength to carry the weight oi lead cables as well as its own under all temperature and weather. Attachment has heretofore been made by means out wrappings or twine, bands or tape, or metal clips, but none of these have proved entirely satis'hictory in actual use for several reasons. The iii-st two deteriorate very rapidly, and unless they are frequently repaired or replaced, the cable will sag at el o l to form in the cable which favor cry stallization of the lead cable sheath, thereby causing it to crack or break as the nodal lines oi'vibra tion passing over these places. Also they do not bend or ground the cable so as to eliminate electrolysis, which frequently sets up in a two Way conductor of this class thereby destroying the lead -1 t .1 .1 v .1, 1 can 0.. inc meta cips on the otiei aain Which do not bind or connect the cable to the messenger in as close, neat, and snug a manner as mine do, are subject to vibration causing crystallization due to movement of the atmosphere, "gal-ring and swaying of I poles, as they are being c lnnbed by trouble i in place more quickly than the average cable clip heretofore on the market, it supports the cable in a proper manner to eliminate vibration, it maintains a good ground connection at each point of support for the sheath, so as to prevent electrolytic action, and has other advantages which will suiticie11tly,appear from the description hereinafter.

This clip consists essentially of a blank stamped out of sheet metal with staggered extensions upon its two ends, a tongue formed in the body of the blank at the root of each extension, and a slot to receive the tongue near the end of its extension.

In use the body is bent around the cable sheath, the two extensions are passed around the messenger wire from opposite sides and each is brought back on its own side and clamped by the tongue on the body passing through its slot.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which-- Figure l is a plan view of the blank un bent. Fig. 2 is a side view of the clip in position on a cable. Pig. 8 is an end view thereof with the cable in section. Figs. l and 5 show a modification, in which the blank is practically a. plain band.

Referring to the drawings A is the body, with the two staggered extensions and :1 upon its opposite ends. it should be particularly ol' served that the shape of the body lends itself to economy in material, because the metal may be first cut in strips" or ribbons and then simply, cut oil in lengths by to aii'ord an extended support, which will not concentrate vibrations upon any particle lar point. In practice I prefer a width of not less than one inch for the smaller cables and ranging from one inch to three inches can be adjusted to the messenger and locked in Width according to the size cable and dies shaped to follow the lines 3 2, which The width of the body should be suiiicient weight itxhas to carry, While the length is of course variable according to the size of cable to be supported. It is possible to make the same size clip serve for several sizes of cable however, by providing more than one tongue for each extension band as indicated in dotted lines at a and a To adjust this clip in position, the body A is bent around the sheath of the cable C (see Figs. 2 and 3) and the two extension bands a and a are carried beneath the messenger from opposite sides as indicatedby the'arrows in Fig. 3. Both ends are then bent up over the messenger and returned on themselves until their slots a a reach the tongues (1 a over which they are pressed and the tongues drawn back so as to lock them in position. \Vith the weight of the cable C upon the messenger M and the clip in addition, an. extended contact is produced between the body A and the sheath of the cable (I, and also between each extension arm a and a and the messenger. As the clips are applied at intervals of less than one foot between centers, there is thus provided a practically continuous ground connection for the entire sheath, while the extent of the surfaces in contact not only eliminates any resistance, but also any chance of crystalli-.

zation.

I am aware that changes may be made in non-essentials, without departing from .the characteristic. featlnes of my invention. It is to be understood that I contemplate all such changes and wish to include them within the scope of my claims, As an example, I may point out that instead of the angular outline due to the staggered position of the extensions a and (1,, I may eliminate the corners at a: and 2, cutting the body along the lines a and a This would reduce the blank to practically a plain band, shown in Figs. 4: and 5, and of course to fit the cable and messenger snugly, it would conform to the angle such as would be required to lay in prpper lines and directions as per figure, but as the surface contact would be less, I consider the first form preferable. The transmission of strains. from one extension to'the other is practically the same in both cases.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- l. A. cable support comprising a messcn gcr wire, and a one piece cable clip comprising a wide body and oppositely oll'sct extensions at opposite ends thereof, with slots in the extensions and tongues formed on the body at the base of each extension, said body adapted to closely embrace a cable sheath. throughout substantially the entire circumfcrence ot' the latter with the extensions crossing each other between the messenger wire and the cable, then passing up over the messenger wire, crossing each other above the same and returning in the opposite di-' rections so that their respective tongues will engage in their slots, all substantially as described.

2. A cable support comprising a messenger wire and a one piece cable clip having a broad body closely embracing the cable sheath, with its ends crossed above the same and beneath the messenger Wire, and then looped around the latter in opposite directions and the ends secured to the body, whereby extended support is provided for the cable.

3. A cable support comprising a messenger wire and a one piece cable clip having a broad body and extension ends crossed first beneath and then above the messenger wire, and terminally secured to opposite sides of the body whereby extended support of the cable sheath is secured, and vibration and crystallization prevented.

4. A one-piece'cable clip having a broad body adapted to surround and effect extended surface contact with a cable sheath,

a pair of extension bands or arms on opposite ends of said body adapted to pass under and be returned upon themselves over a supporting device, and means to secure the same to the bodywhen so returned, substantially as described.

5. A cable clip or band comprising a rectangular body A having extension arms a, a formed with terminal slots c land oppositely pointed tongues a, a formed in the body to engage said slots, substantially as described. A cable clip or band comprising a body formed with opposite extensions of substantially equal length and having terminal slots fitted to receive tongues formed in the body, the proportions and arrangements of the parts being such that the body is adapted to engage around the sheath of a cable and the extensions to pass oppositely around the messenger wire, returning in opposite directions therefrom to engage said tongues, substantially as described.- 1

7. A cable clip con'iprising a body with reduced complcmcntary terminal extensions adapted to engage a messenger wire and when returned upon themselves to.receivcholding means on the body through their slots. forming a close and extended contact with the cable sheath and messenger wire,

and thereby preventing vibration and crys-' tallization, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I allix mysignaturc in presence of: two witnesses,

THOMAS Jlll llllltSON Wit nesses:

FRANK G. lloon, I). (l. Enwanns.

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